Queer relationships, coming out, same-sex dating, gender identity, and building authentic connections
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Every time I visit my husband’s family, I end up cooking, cleaning, serving everyone. His sister-in-law just hands me her baby and says 'You know how it is, being the younger bahu'. But I’m not even t...
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I'm having trouble with my wife, she's from Tokyo and I'm from Osaka, we have different ways of talking about things. Lately, my brother came out as gay and I don't know how to bring it up with her, I...
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we met in college, she was the first person who made me feel seen, but also the first person i ever hid myself for. stayed with her through grad school, moving back to shanghai, her parents never liki...
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We’ve been together for three years, and she keeps saying she can’t stay in Pakistan forever. Wants to move to Canada, build a life there. I get it, opportunities here are crap, especially for someone...
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So I’ve been with my partner for about two years now, and lately I feel like I can’t say anything without running it through this mental filter first. Like, I’ll start to say something simple—how my d...
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Last night, my boyfriend got mad because he thought I read his messages without permission. I didn’t even touch his phone. When I tried to explain, he said I’m always defensive and too sensitive. It’s...
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My parents spent everything—savings, sold grandma’s gold, the works—on my wedding. It was like a big fat Malayali dream, you know? Lots of photos, guests from everywhere, even flew uncles from Cochin....
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I'm so torn, my pastor said I shouldnt be with my girlfriend because she's a woman and it goes against our church's teachings, but my people back home have always taught me to follow my heart and love...
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We’ve been together five years, and I still haven’t met his parents. Not even once. Every time it comes up, it’s always some excuse — they’re visiting relatives, or it’s not the right time, or very th...
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So I’m American, she’s French — we met in Marseille last summer and honestly it was electric. But now every time we disagree about something small like — I don’t know — not calling her mom enough or h...
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i started seeing someone 3 weeks after breaking up with my ex of 6 years. was hard letting go, even though it ended bad. we were planning marriage, then he said i was too much, too religious, not fun....
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been with my partner for 2 years, met during uni days. they’re not Malay, not Muslim either. we never planned too far ahead but lately it’s hitting me — my parents won’t accept it. they already asking...
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so last night we were supposed to have dinner with my sister and her kids — family means a lot to me, you know, especially since we’re trying to keep things together after mama passed. anyway, i was r...
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On the one hand, I appreciate that my partner doesn’t sugarcoat things. On the other hand, he’ll say stuff like 'You look tired today' or 'That outfit makes you look wider' and call it 'honesty'. We’r...
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we’ve been together since college me 22 him 21 back then everybody was like oh y’all so cute gonna get married next thing you know 7 years fly by and every time i bring up a ring or even just a date h...
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I'm really confused right now. I met this guy online and we've been talking for a few months. He said he loves me but he's not ready for a relationship and I don't get what that means. We are stuck be...
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We’ve been together 4 years and he keeps saying I’m the love of his life the one he’s waited for but every decision ends with me bending. Last month his parents wanted us to attend some cousin’s weddi...
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So I matched with someone on this dating app, just curious you know? We talked for a few weeks, started getting close, even did a video call once — he wore a cap and kept it casual, but still, there w...
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I'm really unsure about this. My girlfriend checks in on me every hour when I'm out with friends, says it's because she cares and is worried about me. But honestly, it feels suffocating. We've been to...
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i’ve been with my partner for almost three years and it’s been up and down the whole time. last month i finally said i needed space and they completely fell apart. literally told me if i left they wou...